I find myself craving buffalo chicken constantly, but take-out buffalo wings come at a high price (especially in terms of calories!). So I LOVE making alternative buffalo recipes that are much healthier than traditional wings. All the flavor and none of the guilt. These tacos (which happen to also be gluten-free) come in at only 195 calories per taco! They’re made light and healthy with sautéed chicken breast meat (with no breading), and a secret flavor-boosting ingredient added to the sauce to keep it thick, mellow, and luxurious without tons of butter. OK I’ll just tell you- it’s ketchup! And the healthy celery and bell pepper salsa adds cool crunchiness and veggies to the tacos, with lots of bright flavor to balance out the buffalo sauce. All you need is a little bit of ranch or blue cheese dressing on each taco and you’re good to go!
Ingredients and substitutions
Chicken breasts (you can use thighs if you prefer, or cooked shredded chicken) Hot sauce, ketchup, and butter (for the buffalo sauce- olive oil may be used instead of butter) Corn tortillas (or flour, but since they’re bigger you may yield fewer tacos) Celery, bell pepper, cilantro (or parsley), lime juice (or lemon), and diced red onion (or green), for the salsa Ranch or blue cheese dressing (or sour cream mixed with blue cheese crumbles) Olive oil, salt, and pepper
How to make buffalo chicken tacos
How to toast corn tortillas
I like to place the tortillas directly on my gas burners over medium heat for about 30 seconds on each side, flipping them over with tongs. Keep an eye on them though- I’ve caught more than one on fire before! Then, I store them in a tortilla warmer lined with a damp paper towel until I’m ready to serve.
You can also toast them in a dry, hot skillet for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Or if you’re feeling lazy, you can just zap them in the microwave for a little bit to soften them (but they won’t have that awesome toasty flavor). Just keep in mind: if you don’t warm them up or toast them in any way, they will likely fall apart when you try to fold them.
Can I use precooked shredded chicken?
You can definitely use shredded cooked chicken, such as rotisserie or leftover roast chicken, for these buffalo chicken tacos. Just toss about 2 cups of shredded cooked chicken with the buffalo sauce and warm up briefly in a skillet or in the microwave! Easy peasy.
Other Buffalo recipes
Buffalo Mushroom Naan Pizza Buffalo Chicken Fingers Crispy Honey Buffalo Chicken Thighs Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells Buffalo Cauliflower “Wings” Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings
Other Quick and Easy Taco Recipes
Chicken Banh Mi Tacos Greek Lamb Tacos Blackened Shrimp Tacos Chipotle Salmon Tacos
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